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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
No. 203-99
April 28, 1999 |
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MILITARY STRENGTH FIGURES FOR MARCH 31, 1999 SUMMARIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The total numerical strength of the Armed Forces on March 31, 1999, was 1,369,918. This is a decrease of 6,139 from Feb. 28, 1999, and a decrease of 38,452 from March 31, 1998.
These figures represent full-time military personnel comprising both regular and reserves on active duty and officer candidates, including cadets at the three military academies.
Excluded from these figures are approximately 65,000 full-time military personnel who are paid from other than active duty military personnel appropriations. This group is funded from appropriations for reserve components and Corps of Engineers civil functions. A comparable figure for fiscal 1998 was also 65,000 military personnel.
March 1999 strength figures for each Service with month-ago and year-ago figures for comparison are:
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3/31/99 |
2/28/99 |
Change from |
Previous Month |
3/31/98 |
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Percent |
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Total DoD |
1,369,918 |
1,376,057 |
-6,139 |
-0.45
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1,408,370 |
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Army |
469,899 |
472,228 |
-2,329 |
-0.49
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480,428 |
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Navy |
366,427 |
368,637 |
-2,210 |
-0.60 |
384,781 |
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Marine Corps |
171,046 |
172,071 |
-1,025 |
-0.60 |
171,567 |
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Air Force |
362,546 |
363,121 |
-575 |
-0.16
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371,594 |
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The active duty personnel strength data provided does not include Selected Reserve strength ordered to active duty by the President under Title 10, United States Code 12304.
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